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[sik-uh-fuhn-see, -fan-, sahy-kuh-]

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noun

self-seeking or servile flattery.

the character or conduct of a sycophant.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin sȳcophantia trickery < Greek sȳkophantía dishonest prosecution, equivalent to sȳkophant- (see sycophant) + -ia -y³; see -cy

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sycophant (ˈsɪkəfənt)

—n
	a person who uses flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence; toady

[C16: from Latin sӯcophanta, from Greek sukophantēs, literally: the person showing a fig, apparently referring to the fig sign used in making an accusation, from sukon fig + phainein to show; sense probably developed from ``accuser'' to ``informer, flatterer'']

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